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(11) EP 0 333 060 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.11.1989 Bulletin 1989/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.09.1989 Bulletin 1989/38

(21) Application number: 89104270.7

(22) Date of filing: 10.03.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: B41J 15/16, B41J 11/48
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 14.03.1988 JP 59688/88
17.06.1988 JP 149301/88

(71) Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Shinjuku-ku Tokyo-to (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Oshima, Keiichi
    Suwa-shi Nagano-ken (JP)
  • Kato, Takashi
    Suwa-shi Nagano-ken (JP)
  • Murayama, Susumu
    Suwa-shi Nagano-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Hoffmann, Eckart, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwalt, Bahnhofstrasse 103
82166 Gräfelfing
82166 Gräfelfing (DE)


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    (54) Method and device for supplying the paper in the printer


    (57) To avoid paper sagging in a printer, especially occurring when fan fold paper is moved backward before and forward after an interrupt printing on cut sheet paper, a method for initially setting fan fold paper or for resetting fan fold paper after an intermediate cut sheet printing in a printer comprising a platen (1), a paper pressing member (5) having its tip resiliently contacting said platen (1) and a pushtractor (2) for feeding fan fold paper is suggested, wherein the fan fold paper (P) is first fed past the paper pressing member into a first position, is then reciprocated at least once between said first position and a second position where the front edge of the paper lies between said first position and said paper pressing member (5) near to the latter and is finally fed into a print start position. A device for supplying the paper in a printer to carry out this method is also disclosed.







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